Preventing coastal armoring unless it is justified by the Coastal Act and well mitigated.
In Solana Beach, there was an application to fill 90 feet of seacaves with supposedly “erodible” concrete as a way to protect two homes, which are not currently threatened from erosion (and thus not entitled to a seawall) in order to prevent a seawall in the future. After years of going round and round, the Coastal Commission finally denied the application, largely due to Surfrider’s advocacy. With the applicant unwilling to prove the material would erode before it was installed, the beach going public was at risk of ending up with a “defacto” seawall if the material does not perform as promised. Furthermore, as conditioned Surfrider saw this as potentially creating a loophole for bluff-top homeowners to secure a seawall when they would not otherwise be entitled, setting a very bad precedent. We were glad the Coastal Commission saw it our way in the end.

Relevant Posts & Updates
UT Article: Fighting to Fend of the Sea
A recent article in the UT San Diego titled Fighting to Fend off the Sea details the current battle in Solana Beach and Encinitas over
Response to UT San Diego’s Sea Wall Editorial
In response to the UT San Diego’s recent biased editorial titled Solana Beach sea wall fight far from over, Surfrider San Diego submitted a commentary to
Looking back on the history of Solana Beach’s LUP
Published in Surfshot Magazine on October 25 way back in 2005, Jim Jaffee was interviewed about the loss of the public’s beaches via the construction
Seawall dispute in Solana Beach gets attention from the LA Times
Surfrider supporters are no stranger to the decades long dispute in Solana Beach over seawalls. Check out this article in the LA Times about the three
So close! Solana Beach LUP amendments up for public comment
Solana Beach has been working on a Local Coastal Plan (LCP) since 2000. The City Council took a big step forward by adopting a California
Stand up for Solana Beach’s Beaches
We hope to see you at the February 27 Local Coastal Plan (LCP) hearing in Solana Beach (for more details, see our previous blog post)
COASTAL PRESERVATION
Our chapter maintains two volunteer-led committees dedicated to issues related to the preservation of our coast. You can learn more about them by clicking below, or start HERE to get some background on Surfrider’s Coastal Preservation Initiative